[vsnet-grb 200866] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 19 09:53:19 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Apr 13 00:53:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 321.493d
SLEW_TIME:       3240.00 SOD {00:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16401 TJD;   109 DOY;   13/04/19
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 67
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        27.09d {+01h 48m 22s}  +11.17d {+11d 10' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        117.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.83d {+08h 23m 20s}  +14.05d {+14d 03' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        43.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 224.14,2.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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